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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1898
Page
2
Reports from Havana describe the ongoing court of inquiry into the Maine wreck with no major new developments. Various naval and diplomatic moves are detailed, including autnomist tensions, Cuban relief efforts, and preparations for a possible warship purchase.
Madrid reports a grave Spain Cuba policy shift as the government enlists Cuban constitutionalists, preserves volunteers, and leans diplomacy toward France and Russia. Rumors link Senor Gallon to resignation with Senor Castillo as ambassador, while Sagasta denies ministerial changes amid war risk and possible U S intervention. A Manila garrison besieged is confirmed with no fatalities.
Senator Proctor describes a two week Cuban tour with Miss Harton visiting Havana Pinar del Rio Matanzas and Santa Clara. He toured prisons hospitals relief depots asylums guard posts and farms learning conditions first hand and notes no personal antagonism among the people or officials.
Parents in Montoursville receive a March 3 letter from Johnson L. Hayes aboard the cruiser Montgomery at Key West. Hayes writes of the New York fleet investigation, Havana casualties aboard the Bache, and divers from the Maine waiting to testify at a court of inquiry. He notes prison ship conditions and mentions a reporter removed from shore access.
A meeting of nearby mine workers is set for Saturday evening at Father Matthew opera house to consider forming a local branch of the United Mine Workers. Alexander Frew has taken a foreman post at the Grassy Island slope. A brief power plant outage left the town in darkness. Borough council held a businesslike session with several members absent. Mrs Willam Wheeler was named janitress. O'Brien & Kelly were appointed borough attorneys. Committees were named with M J O'Halloran as street committee chair and EB J Howard and Thomas Rob as members.
A. G. Cooley, William Burns and Frank M. Shaw leave Forest City for the Klondike with a four person group from Jermyn. A Presbyterian service is held with communion planned for Sunday at 10.30 AM. Pastor Currington will preach What Think Ye of Christ. A chicken supper is set for next Tuesday by Ladies Aid. Heptasophs prepare a meeting, and a local lodge plans officer installation and a banquet next week at Forest House. Borough officers are named, and council meets on the first and third Wednesdays. Twenty three Methodists join probation after revival.
Sailed Moijen tHe from Liverpool to New York. Havre arrived La Bretagne at New York. Genoa sailed Fulda New York via Naples Amsterdam. Sailed Edam New Yok.
The March 10 New York market shows shrinking volume and cautious tone as investors refrain from speculation while uncertain Cuban tensions weigh on securities. Early attempts to push prices up faded as bears dominated, with total volume about 282 400 shares as Wy Williams Linn Allen Co brokers operated in the Mears building.
A scrambled OCR item lists bonds and mortgages including Beranton Pass Railway and Dickson Manufacturing Co. Lacka Township School 6 percent, City of Beranton Street Hallway, Scranton Axel Works, Scranton Traction, Vernon Coal Co. and Scranton drainage. Phrases imply various due notes and general mortgage references with several damaged terms.
Philadelphia March 1 Wheat and corn firm for March contracts with April May and June options. Butter cheese and eggs steady to dull with various quality grades noted. Live poultry dressed poultry and turkeys steady to fair with several price ranges. Receipts listed for flour barrels, wheat and corn bushels, oats and total grain movement.
New York markets show dull futures for flour and dull to easy trade for wheat and oats. Prices fluctuate within narrow ranges amid steady butter and cheese tones, with liquidation pressure noted on some contracts and cautious optimism from crop news.
Market reports show wheat weak on Cuban situation and contract stocks, corn and oats little changed as investors await forthcoming government crop data. Cash quotes list flour steady and various grain prices with mixed beet and oilseed figures. receipts and shipments detailed for flour, wheat, corn, oats, and barley.
East Liberty PennsylvaniaMarch 1 Cattle steady prime Bud common prices listed bulls cows total 70410 hogs prime mediums prices 406 Urht Yorkers Dull sheep steady choice to common prices 204 choice lambs 555 common to good 1750 5007 veal calves 6500 7
Cattle receipts through the market show varied demand with mixed prices. Beef cattle steady to lower, hogs at 4.10 to 4.15 per cwt for rough to choice, sheep and lambs dull with limited demand, lam bs at 5.65 to 6.00 for choice to extra, ewes and wethers selling at lower ranges, culls and common stock weaker.
New York market notes cattle calves steady at H.5905 to .70 per 10 poured. Sheep and lambs dull with sheep around 5004.70 and lambs listed as 05 0). Hoge dull at Madison per 100 pounds.
Chicago market report shows cattle activity at 4.45 aii and hogs strong near 1.50 to 5.95, with sheep and lambs firm around 64.70. Receipts list cattle oo head hogs 2.00 head and sheep 11,000 eud. notes include mixed prices and volumes.
Credit balances and certificates opened with regular offered at 1 percent. Cash offered at Ty. First highest regular, 764, lowest regular, Th. Sales regular at Ty, highest and lowest cued 784. Sales 44,090 barrels. shipments 11 barrels, runs 10,05? barrels.
The vault of this bank is protected by a system named Holmes Elective Protective System.
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